And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later of another day.

so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law.

For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no place sought for a second.

For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? If the worshipers had once been cleansed, they would no longer have any consciousness of sins.

And if they had been thinking of that country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.